UGO Networks, Inc. Partners With ProElite.com

To Deliver Mixed Martial Arts Content On Ugo.com

New Site Provides Exclusive Channel For ProElite.com's Growing Online Community

 

 

(LOS ANGELES) March  22, 2007 ProElite, Inc. [PELE.PK], a leader in the Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)

arena and dedicated to producing world-class, professional MMA events and MMA community tools, today

announced that ProElite.com, the premier MMA community site and the online division of ProElite, Inc, will

partner with UGO Networks, Inc., a leading online entertainment network and Nielson/NetRatings Top 10

entertainment portal, to provide MMA content to UGO.com's 11 million unique U.S. monthly visitors.

 

ProElite.com is building a comprehensive and inclusive online community for MMA fighters, fans and

organizations, regardless of the MMA league, fighter organization or fan loyalty. ProElite.com is able to

capitalize on the growing popularity of the sport of mixed martial arts and build a community of enthusiasts

around the world through video and blogging tools, social networking and exclusive fight content from EliteXC

and others. UGO Networks has built dedicated channels that cater to the diversions 18- to 34-year-old males

crave – games, movies, TV, DVDs, music, tech gadgets, extreme sports and celebrities. UGO Networks will

create custom content featuring both ProElite, Inc.’s live EliteXC events and the broader ProElite.com MMA

community. (www.ugo.com/elitexc) 

 

“ProElite.com is dedicated to elevating the sport of Mixed Martial Arts for professionals and enthusiasts.

Partnering with UGO Networks gives us an additional opportunity to reach a dedicated and diverse audience,

and by marrying exclusive content with our passion for mixed martial arts, we know this relationship will

expand and enrich both of our audiences,” said ProElite.com President Kelly Perdew.

 

UGO’s ProElite-driven MMA community features EliteXC Fight Impressions with some of the hottest

professional MMA fighters, including Gina Carano – who recently won her bout in a SHOWTIME-telecast

fight; becoming the first female MMA fighter to be featured on a cable telecast.  ProElite, Inc. recently

telecast its premiere EliteXC MMA fight titled “Destiny” on SHOWTIME featuring 10 fights with a title card

fight of MMA legends Frank Shamrock and Renzo Gracie.  The under card fights of “Destiny” were all

streamed live for the first time ever to worldwide audiences through ProElite.com. 

 

“Our audience can’t get enough of Mixed Martial Arts and our partnership with ProElite.com and EliteXC

truly delivers the excitement of MMA through incredible access to the fighters, streaming content of MMA

matches, plus custom content that fans can’t get anywhere else,” said J Moses, CEO of UGO Networks.

“The expanded mixed martial arts content on UGO increases the stickiness of our site, and gives advertisers

another great way to deliver impactful branding and marketing campaigns wrapped in hard-hitting and

exciting content.”

 

ProElite, Inc. and its EliteXC and ProElite.com divisions are headquartered in Los Angeles and UGO

Networks is headquartered in New York.

 

About ProElite, Inc. (www.proelite.com)

ProElite, Inc. is an entertainment and media company dedicated to producing world-class sporting events

and empowering the participation of athletes and enthusiasts. ProElite, Inc. fosters the growth of the core

principles of competition - Pride, Spirit, Honor and Sportsmanship.  ProElite, Inc. owns the following brands

and companies: EliteXCTM (mixed martial arts live event production), ProElite.comTM (online community that

provides content and tools for martial arts enthusiasts), and LifeLoggerTM (top-rated Internet blogging site

and mobile application developer).

 

About UGO Networks, Inc. (www.ugo.com)      

UGO Networks, Inc. (pronounced "Yu-Ji-Oh") is one of the leading web media networks providing dynamic

entertainment to the coveted 18 to 34-year-old male audience. With contributors spanning the globe, UGO

Networks  (UGO.com) has assembled a cast of experts for every dimension of entertainment - games,

movies, TV, DVDs, animation, music, tech, sports, comics, and girls.  Reaching nearly 1 in 10 males on the

Web, with more than 10 million monthly unique U.S. visitors and over 25 million world-wide, UGO.com is a

dominant force in the male-oriented online entertainment category, consistently placing among the

Nielsen//NetRatings' Top 10 entertainment properties. UGO Networks, which was founded in 1997, is

headquartered in New York City and privately held.

 

- From ProElite, Inc. with a little editing from us (color, etc...)

 

(3/26/07)